1. Abortion is Not The Best Option Thesis Statement: Legal abortion is not always a safe procedure and in many cases causes physical, mental, and emotional problems, therefore it is not the best option to take care of a problem pregnancy. Photo from Google Images

2. Context Pro-Choice Pro-Life Reasons Why Women Have Abortions Emotional Pain Of Abortion Post Abortion Complication Infection Death Sterility Complications With Future Pregnancies Other Options Adoption Keep the Baby Conclusion Photo from Google Images

3. Pro-Choice 14 th amendment right Bodily integrity Women’s rights Reproduction rights Rape and incest victims Health issues Self-induced abortions Photo from Jo FreeMan.com Photo from Brooklyn Pro-Choice Network

4. Pro-Life Life begins at conception. Abortion hurts babies and women. Photo from http://www.asafeplaceforme.com/abortion.htm Photo from http://abortiontv.com/Choices/ifyou'reconsidering.htm

5. Reasons Why Women Have Abortions Too young and immature Unready for a baby Can’t afford a baby A baby would change life Has all the children she wants Relationship problem Mother has health problems Baby has health problems Rape or incest Photo from www.fotosearch.com/photodisc/volume-113-pregnancy- babies/PHD467/

6. Emotional Pain of an Abortion Guilt Regret Nightmares Suicide Photo from http://www.asafeplaceforme.com/abortion.htm Photo from www.indybay.com

7. Abortion is Not The Cure For Rape Abortion ads to the pain of a rape Photo from http://depts.washington.edu/uweek/archives/1998.03.MAR_0 5/_Photos.html

8. Post Abortion Complications

9. Infection Causes include: Baby parts not removed Damage done to uterus Bleeding can lead to infection Photo from Google Images

10. Death Causes of death: Infection Blood loss Graph from http://abortiontv.com/Glitch/AbortionMoreDangerous.htm

11. Sterility Damage done during the abortion can cause sterility. Photo from Google Images

12. Complications With Future Pregnancies Placenta previa which cause preterm pregnancy Ectopic pregnancy Low birth weight Greater chance for miscarriage Photo from http://health.allrefer.com/health/abortion-threatened- miscarriage.html

13. Other Options

14. Adoption There are people who can’t have children that use adoption to have a family. Photo from Google Images

15. Keep The Baby There are programs that help women through a pregnancy and also assist after the pregnancy.

16. Conclusion Abortion may seem like an easy way out of a problem pregnancy, but in reality it is the hard way out. It causes physical, mental, and emotional pain for the woman who had the abortion, and complications after an abortion can be life threatening. Therefore it is best to find other options such as adoption or keeping the baby and seek help from crisis pregnancy programs.